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African Orange Mango Red Tea from Celestial Seasonings
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Today I reversed my opinion of another tea after trying a different steeping temperature and steeping time, so I thought I would give this yummy-sounding tea another try. I cold-steeped it and left the bags in, giving it periodic sips.

After 5 minutes — nada. No soap, not much of any flavor at all. Smelled lovely, though.

After 10 minutes — still nothing.

After 15 minutes — this tea is just a failure with me. Really disappointing.

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Alphakitty
Alphakitty 2012-05-25 14:50:59 -0400

No flavor even after cold-steeping? That’s a pretty serious fail on the company’s part.

Barb
Barb 2012-05-25 15:07:40 -0400

Yes, about all that’s left to try is doubling up on the amount of tea. But since I’m already using 2 bags/cup, I don’t know whether that’s worth it. It’s strange. The other two reviewers gave it much higher marks.

Alphakitty
Alphakitty 2012-05-25 15:13:03 -0400

Maybe you just got a bad batch? I’ve gotten Celestial Seasoning stuff that is really stale because it’s been sitting on a grocery store shelf for well over a year.

Barb
Barb 2012-05-25 15:22:39 -0400

That, too, is possible. Or that it’s been maltreated. The expiration date is November, 2013.

LiberTEAS
LiberTEAS 2012-05-25 19:20:59 -0400

@Alphakitty – that is precisely why I won’t purchase tea from a grocery store any more. I have found tea that had been expired over a year at different locations. Most places really just don’t care about tea nor think about it expiring.

Barb
Barb 2012-05-26 12:56:59 -0400

I am going to start looking more closely for expiration dates but that doesn’t appear to be the case here, since the date is about 18 months away. Although maltreatment (bad storage, high temps, whatever) is a definite possibility.

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